Mi chiamo Ilaria, sono pediatra ed ho molta esperienza di lavoro in diversi Paesi a scarse risorse, in particolare in Africa subsahariana. Ho incontrato tanta sofferenza nei bambini, ma anche tanta vitalità, energia creativa, solidarietà, gratitudine. E tanti sorrisi.
Con alcuni partners locali, da tempo impegnati nella causa sociale, stiamo creando una fondazione a sostegno dei bambini vulnerabili di Kamituga (città mineraria della regione di Mwenga, Sud Kivu, Congo), che spesso finiscono per strada. Il nostro intento è di accoglierli in una casa e di assicurare loro accesso all’ istruzione, a cure mediche di qualità e a riabilitazione psicologica. In questa regione, molte donne e bambini sono sfruttati nelle numerose miniere artigianali (oro, coltano, cassiterite, rame, wolframite...), dove la mortalità per incidenti e malattie (TB, HIV, malnutrizione...) è assai elevata.
Abbiamo individuato a Mwenga, cittadina nei pressi di Kamituga, una capiente e solida casa con un terreno coltivabile intorno, che la comunità ci ha affidato per realizzare un progetto per bambini e donne vulnerabili. In tale casa vorremmo cominciare ad accogliere una ventina di bambini e creare un laboratorio di cucito per donne sottratte al lavoro delle mine e vittime di violenza.
Abbiamo bisogno del vostro aiuto per contribuire all’allestimento della casa, (impianto di pannelli solari, costruzione di bagni e cucina esterni, recinto e casetta per il guardiano, fino a 14.000 euro), per l’acquisto del materiale di base necessario (minimo 5000 euro), materiale per ateliers formativi (minimo 3500 euro), per assicurare viveri e abiti di almeno 20 bambini, oltre che lo stipendio degli operatori locali per i primi mesi di attività (complessivamente non meno di 2000 euro/mese).
Vi saremo grati per ogni pur piccolo contributo e per la massima condivisione del progetto.
Le donazioni saranno devolute alla Home for Street Children ODV, da me fondata (v. https://www.homeforstreetchildren.it/) e utilizzate interamente per le spese necessarie per l’avvio del progetto.
La descrizione dettagliata del progetto è disponibile sulal pagina web, dove si potrà anche contribuire direttamente.
Un piccolo contributo che potete donare oggi può cambiare e salvare migliaia di vite!!
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My name is Ilaria, I am an Italian paediatrician and I have a lot of experience working in different countries with scarce resources, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. I encountered so much suffering in children, but also so much vitality, creative energy, solidarity, gratitude. And many smiles.
With some local partners, long committed to the social cause, we are setting up a Non-Profit Organization to support the vulnerable children of Kamituga (a mining town in the Mwenga region, South Kivu, Congo), who often end up on the streets. Our aim is to house them and provide them with access to education, quality medical care and psychological rehabilitation. In this area, many women and children are exploited in the numerous artisanal mines (gold, coltan, cassiterite, wolframite...), where the mortality rate due to accidents and diseases (TB, HIV, malnutrition...) is very high.
We have identified in Mwenga center, near the town of Kamituga, a large house with arable land around it, which the community endorsed us to start there a project for vulnerable children and women. In that house we want to receive 20 children to start with, and set a tailoring workshop for women victims of exploitation in mines and/or violence.
We need your help to help set up the house, (solar panel installation, construction of outdoor toilets and kitchen, fence and hut for the caretaker, up to 14,000 euros), to purchase the necessary basic materials (minimum 5000 euros), materials for workshops (minimum 3500 euros), to ensure food and clothing for at least 20 children, as well as the salary of local workers for the first few months of activity (in total at least 2000 euros/month).
We would be grateful for every small contribution and for sharing the project as much as possible.
All donations will be devolved to the non-profit organization Home for Street Children ODV, founded by myself (https://www.homeforstreetchildren.it/, a full description of the project is available on the webpage, where it is also possible to contribute directly) and they will go towards the necessary expenses for setting of the house and the beginning of the project
A small contribution you can make today can change and save thousands of lives!!!
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Ayuda a los niños de la calle de Kamituga Kivu Sur, RDC, Congo
Me llamo Ilaria, soy pediatra y tengo mucha experiencia trabajando en diferentes países con escasos recursos, especialmente en el África subsahariana. He encontrado mucho sufrimiento en los niños, pero también mucha vitalidad, energía creativa, solidaridad, gratitud. Y muchas sonrisas.
Con algunos socios locales, comprometidos desde hace tiempo con la causa social, estamos creando una fundación para apoyar a los niños vulnerables de Kamituga (una ciudad minera de la región de Mwenga, en Kivu del Sur, Congo), que a menudo acaban en la calle. Nuestro objetivo es acogerlos y proporcionarles acceso a la educación, atención médica de calidad y rehabilitación psicológica. En esta zona, muchas mujeres y niños son explotados en las numerosas minas artesanales (oro, coltán, casiterita, cobre, wolframita...), donde la tasa de mortalidad por accidentes y enfermedades (tuberculosis, VIH, malnutrición...) es muy elevada.
Hemos identificado en la aldea de Mwenga, no lejos de la ciudad de Kamituga, una casa grande y espaciosa con tierra cultivable alrededor, que la comunidad nos ha confiado para poner en marcha un proyecto para niños y mujeres vulnerables. En esta casa queremos empezar a acoger a unos 20 niños y crear un taller de costura para mujeres apartadas del trabajo en las minas y víctimas de la violencia.
Necesitamos tu ayuda para poner en marcha la casa, (instalación de paneles solares, construcción de baños exteriores y cocina, valla y caseta para el cuidador, hasta 14.000 euros), para comprar el material básico necesario (mínimo 5000 euro), el material para los ateliers formativos (mínimo 3500 euro), y para asegurar comida y ropa de 20 ninos, mas el salario de los operarios locales por los primeros meses (en total no menos de 2000 euro/mes).
Agradeceríamos cualquiera pequeña contribución y que compartieras el proyecto lo maximo posible.
Los donativos se destinarán a la Home for Street Children ODV, asociación fundada por mí, (véase https://www.homeforstreetchildren.it/) y se utilizarán íntegramente para los gastos necesarios para la renovación y puesta en marcha del proyecto. Más información en la página web, donde también se puede contribuir directamente.
¡Una pequeña contribución que puedes donar hoy puede cambiar y salvar miles de vidas!
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